Portraiture

Rembrandt Lighting

  I love Rembrandt Lighting. This lighting style is so classic, obviously, and I think that it gives such a professional feel to the subject. I think that is one of the biggest benefits and characteristics that are achieved from using this lighting style.

Glamour Lighting 

Glamour lighting is great, especially for women. Although people don't realize it, "good selfie lighting" is often quite similar to glamour lighting. Even lighting is created on the face to erase wrinkles, blemishes, and defined features.

Low Key Exposure

High Key Exposure 

Terrence High and Low Key Exposure

 

 Brooke High and Low key Exposure

 Natural Glamour Lighting

Natural Rembrandt Lighting 

Editing Andrew's Take 

I chose to edit Andrew's take. I really liked his photos, because the coloring was spot on, especially for studio lighting, which can be really difficult to white balance, and post process. I brightened all of them up a little bit, added some contrast, and a little bit of warmth and sharpness. This is basically all that I do to my raw images, so I tried it with his.

 

Photo by Andrew Pinckney

Photo by Andrew Pinckney

Photo by Andrew Pinckney

Photo by Andrew Pinckney

Photo by Andrew Pinckney

Photo by Andrew Pinckney

Favorite Portraits of Me

I actually really enjoyed this exercise. It definitely took me out of my comfort zone, as I am generally only comfortable in front of my own camera. It was a really good experience, and gave me some insight into what my subjects, and my clients might feel like. This is something that, believe it or not, I feel like we don't do as often as we should in the art department. We usually contract, or find a model and shoot them, rather than ourselves. It makes sense, but I'm still really grateful for this exercise. These are two of my favorites, from what has been uploaded thus far.

Photo by Andrew Pinckney

Photo by Annette Frazier